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Has the world entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy’?

Has the world entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy’?

Science Weekly vor 8 Monaten

Madeleine Finlay speaks to Patrick Wintour, who has been reporting on Iran’s water crisis, while Prof Mohammad Shamsudduha of UCL explains what can be done to bring water supplies back from the brink

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Last week, a UN report declared that the world has entered an era
of ‘global water bankruptcy’ with many human water systems past the
point at which they can be restored to former levels. To find out
what this could look like, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the
Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, who has been
reporting on Iran’s severe water crisis. And Mohammad Shamsudduha,
professor of water crisis and risk reduction in the department of
risk and disaster reduction at University College London, explains
how the present situation arose and what can be done to bring water
supplies back from the brink. Help support our independent
journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod